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Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by over-activity of a specific group of muscles and/or muscle. It is the over-activity of these specific muscles that causes involuntary movements and tremors, sustained muscle contractions, and abnormal postures. How is Dystonia Misdiagnosed? Dystonia is misdiagnosed 90% of the time by clinicians. The involuntary movements and spasms caused by dystonia sometimes are attributed to ...

Understanding the Energy Equation Whether you want to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight, it's important to understand the connection between the calories your body takes in (through the foods you eat and the beverages you drink) and the calories your body uses (through normal body functions, daily activities, and physical activity). Want to find out if you are at ...

Hemodialysis is the most common method used to treat advanced and permanent kidney failure. Since the 1960s, when hemodialysis first became a practical treatment for kidney failure, we’ve learned much about how to make hemodialysis treatments more effective and minimize side effects. In recent years, more compact and simpler dialysis machines have made home dialysis increasingly attractive. But even with better ...

Strategy #1Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble. Kenneth A. Wells once said, “A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.” If I had to reduce this list down ...

You can find some lively debates on the value of writing care plans and using nursing diagnoses. Some argue that they are a waste of time and not very useful. Others argue that they are absolutely essential to advance the field of nursing. The bottom line is that if you are a nursing student, you need to know how to write ...

This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.

Health Care Reform — a l’Americaine March 11th, 2009 As I begin my first blog, it seems appropriate to talk about one of the most pressing issues in American society — health care reform and how it’s being defined in our society and by the new Administration.  Don’t get me wrong.  I’m all for letting the new president go at ...

This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.

At the end of a long day of caring for patients, it’s time to give the end-of-shift report to the oncoming nurses. Although it may be tempting to rush through this routine duty, patient safety hinges on a complete and correct exchange of information. “We underestimate its importance,” says Elizabeth Henneman, RN, PhD, CCNS, an assistant professor in the School of ...

In late April, 2006, the World Health Organization released long-awaited new growth charts for breastfed children. Based on careful studies of breastfed babies living under "ideal" conditions in several countries, WHO has determined that they grow at similar rates and that this growth pattern is the ideal one. At some ages what used to look like mild "growth retardation" now shows ...

h4. What is GERD? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a more serious form of gastroesophageal reflux (GER), which is common. GER occurs when the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) opens spontaneously, for varying periods of time, or does not close properly and stomach contents rise up into the esophagus. GER is also called acid reflux or acid regurgitation, because digestive juices - ...

NANDA, the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, has an approved list of nursing diagnoses. The 2008-2009 list of approved nursing diagnoses is featured on the following pages. Choose a letter below to go to that section, or browse the list of nursing diagnoses. A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J K  L  M  N  O  P  Q R  ...

This topic is an actual presentation from a national conference conducted by Contemporary Forums and includes the streaming, synchronized audio with visual materials. CE Credit is optional. Contemporary Forums: Providing Quality, Accredited Continuing Education to Thousands of Healthcare Professionals For More Than 25 Years and Now Offering both Live Conferences and Online Conference Content Via the Online CE Library.

Vol. 5, No. 2 / February 2006 What to tell patients about side effects • Man taking trazodone claims he was not told about priapism risk • Errant lamotrigine course caused fatal hypersensitivity, estate alleges When well-intentioned treatment goes wrong Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Associate professor of psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis Man taking trazodone claims he ...

Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Associate professor of psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis. Woman prescribed a stimulant suffers stroke and disability Harris County (TX) District Court A 39-year-old patient was diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by a psychologist, who referred her to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist prescribed amphetamine/dextroamphetamine, which the patient took for 9 months. During this time ...

Patients’ elevated LFT results can indicate hepatocyte injury, cholestasis, or both. Tonya L. Fancher, MD, MPH Assistant professor, Department of internal medicine Amit Kamboj, MD Medicine resident, Department of internal medicine John Onate, MD Assistant professor, Department of psychiatry and human behavior University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento Mrs. W, age 53, is referred by her primary provider for ...

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Do You Love Your Health Insurance? One of the animating principles (or should I say ideologies) of the Obama Administration’s health reform effort is the notion that Americans who have health insurance “like their insurance.”  To genuinely address the underlying problems in our health care system in ways even the President admits would be the most effective — like having ...